Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMost schools around Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot score below the middle in British Columbia: 6 of 10
Top of the area on results: John Paul II Catholic School. In French: one of the 12 schools, where in British Columbia the share is 2%. In or within 3 km of Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot: 8 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schools
The strongest results
John Paul II Catholic School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is C−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 8 | 460 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 458 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 7 | 446 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 7 | 424 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 71% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 71% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 3 below.
Every school’s results (10)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| John Paul II Catholic SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 503 · G4 numeracy 488 · G7 literacy 523 · G7 numeracy 534 | Top fifth |
| des Grands-cedresElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 540 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Middle fifth |
| Alberni ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 489 · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 424 | Middle fifth |
| Tsuma-as ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 422 | Middle fifth |
| Maquinna ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 449 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Alberni District SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Wood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 453 · G7 literacy 446 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Eighth Avenue Learning CentreAlternative or adult | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 56% | Bottom fifth |
| Eric J Dunn ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 409 · G4 numeracy 416 · G7 literacy 409 · G7 numeracy 377 | Bottom fifth |
| Haahuupayak SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 363 · G4 numeracy 298 · G7 literacy 345 · G7 numeracy 290 | Bottom fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 12 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the French-language ones: des Grands-cedres.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 9, French-language 1 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
The biggest of the 2 is SD 70 Pacific Rim: 9 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 70 Pacific RimAlberni District Secondary, Alberni, Choices DL, Eighth Avenue Learning Centre, Eric J Dunn, Maquinna, SD 70 Continuing Ed, Tsuma-as … | English public | 9 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophonedes Grands-cedres | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
High schools within reach of Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Only Alberni District Secondary is within 15 km, 12 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberni District SecondarySecondary | SD 70 Pacific Rim | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
Other schooling here: online learning through Choices DL; alternative programs at Eighth Avenue Learning Centre; adult and continuing education at SD 70 Continuing Ed. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 km |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot 8.5 km | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5.4 km |
| Port Alberni 12 km | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot 14 km | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 km |
Of the neighbours, Port Alberni counts the most schools: 13.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot
How many schools are there in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
1 are inside the town itself and 11 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Yes, schooling in French is at des Grands-cedres.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
By number of schools: SD 70 Pacific Rim (9) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).